10 Cannot Miss Sessions for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Check out these MUST-SEE ACRM 2024 Annual FALL Conference presentations presentations for Neurodegenerative Diseases selected by Dr. Hannes Devos, Chair of the Neurodegenerative Diseases Networking Group.
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Wednesday, Oct 30 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
IC2: Rehabilitation for Functional Neurological Disorder—the Works 5552
Location: Cortez C
Corresponding Presenter: Victor W. Mark, MD (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presenter: Amy J. Knight, PhD ABPP-CN – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presenter: Stacey Zalanowski, PT, DPT, NCS – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Presenter: Nicole Mannion, MA, OTR/L – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Presenter: Ginger Polich, MD – Harvard University
Presenter: Rene L. Utianski, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic
Thursday, Oct 312:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Effects and Mechanisms of Exercise on Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels and Clinical Outcomes in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 4045
Location: Monet
Non-Presenting Contributor: Daan G.M Kaagman – Amsterdam University Medical Center
Presenter: Erwin E. H van Wegen, PhD – Amsterdam University Medical Center
Non-Presenting Contributor: Natalie E. Cignetti, MD – Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation
Non-Presenting Contributor: Emily Rothermel, MD – Atrium Health, Carolinas Rehabilitation
Non-Presenting Contributor: Tim Vanbellingen, PhD – University Bern
Corresponding Presenter: Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM, FPRD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Carolinas Rehabilitation
Thursday, Oct 31 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
PLENARY I: Shaping Hope: Empowering Minds Through Alzheimer’s Rehabilitation 0881
Location: Chantilly Ballroom
Presenter: Jeffrey M. Burns, MD, MS – University of Kansas Medical Center
Friday, Nov 1 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
Science Update: Rehabilitative Management of Non-motor Features in Parkinson Disease 0561
Location: Cortez Ballroom A
Presenter: Erwin E. H van Wegen, PhD – Amsterdam University Medical Center
Presenter: Michele K. York, Ph.D., FACRM (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
Presenter: Catherine Siengsukon, PT, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center
Non-Presenting Contributor: Monika M. Gross, BFA, MSME/T, M.AmSAT, M.ATI, M.STAT – The Poise Project
Corresponding Presenter: Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM, FPRD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Carolinas Rehabilitation
Friday, Nov 11:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Lifestyle Interventions for Health and Wellness Promotion in People with Multiple Sclerosis 9562
Location: Cortez Ballroom A
Corresponding Presenter: Catherine Siengsukon, PT, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center
Presenter: Brooks C. Wingo, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presenter: Chungyi Chiu, CRC, LPC – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Presenter: Erwin E. H van Wegen, PhD – Amsterdam University Medical Center
Friday, Nov 1 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
State of the Science on Mild Cognitive Impairment and Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome 9563
Location: Cortez Ballroom B
Corresponding Presenter: Julie M. Faieta, n/a – University of Pittsburgh
Presenter: Hannes Devos, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Kansas Medical Center
Non-Presenting Contributor: Elisa F. Ogawa, PhD – VA Boston Healthcare System
Presenter: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGA, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University
Saturday, Nov 2 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
Cognitive Telerehabilitation for Parkinson’s Disease: Appropriate Use Recommendations 9636
Location: Cortez Ballroom A
Corresponding Presenter: Sanghee Moon, PhD (he/him/his) – University of New Hampshire
Presenter: Hannes Devos, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Kansas Medical Center
Non-Presenting Contributor: Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM, FPRD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Carolinas Rehabilitation
Non-Presenting Contributor: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGA, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University
Non-Presenting Contributor: Monika M. Gross, BFA, MSME/T, M.AmSAT, M.ATI, M.STAT – The Poise Project
Saturday, Nov 2 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
Dementia Prevention 2024 Session I 9564
Location: Monet
Corresponding Presenter: Kurt V. Gold, MD – Fitness Research Institute
Presenter: Daniel H. Daneshvar, MD, PhD – Harvard Medical School
Presenter: Catherine Siengsukon, PT, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center
Presenter: Michele K. York, Ph.D., FACRM (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
Presenter: Brian Downer, PhD, FACRM – University of Texas Medical Branch
Presenter: Rajagopal V. Sekhar, M.D. – Baylor College of Medicine
Presenter: Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGA, FACRM (she/her/hers) – Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University
Sunday, Nov 3 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: “Get up Offa That Thing, and Dance ‘til You Feel Better!” The Why and How of Encouraging Dance for People with Parkinson Disease S9
Location: Miro
Presenter: Gammon Earhart, PT, PhD, FAPTA (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
Sunday, Nov 3
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM CLOSING PLENARY: The Voice of Parkinson’s: Evidence for Singing as Medicine 0882
Location: Chantilly Ballroom
Presenter: Elizabeth L. Stegemöller, PhD, MT-BC (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University
